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Make resumes catch the computer's eye
If this is a foreign language to you — "proprietary algorithms," "advanced semantic search," "computational linguistics" and "statistical inference" — keep reading.
Workers who haven't applied for jobs lately may not know how those terms...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Networking, Arts and Culture, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Maryland counties seek to make English official language
Jose Soto doesn't pay attention to politics in Frederick County. He's new to town and spends much of his time working at an apple-processing plant in Pennsylvania. But he heard something a few weeks ago about the county making English its official...Tags: Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Johns Hopkins University, Ronald N. Young
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Councilman wants to make English Arundel's official language
County Councilman Jerry Walker plans to introduce a bill at Monday night's council meeting that would declare English the official language of Anne Arundel County. The Gambrills Republican said the bill is the first in a series he plans to press that...Tags: Language, John R Leopold, Ellis Island, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice
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'Occupy' Named 2011 Word of the Year
CNNThe linguists have spoken and they have decided -- "Occupy" is 2011's word of the year. Members of the American Dialect Society came out in record numbers to vote Friday night at the organization's annual conference, held this year in Portland, Oregon....Tags: Language, Arts and Culture, KTLA, CNN (tv network), Manhattan (New York City)
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Unclassified Info: Public speaking as character builder
When I’m not spending my time inciting the ire of readers around the community, I have a relatively interesting day job in corporate America. Aside from the regular demands of the daily grind, the company is obsessive about the growth and...Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ansel Adams, Levi Strauss & Co., Abraham Lincoln, Arts and Culture
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Mock trial is good life experience
Multimedia ProducerThe Brawley Union High School mock trial team represented Imperial County in the state mock trial finals competition where schools from all over the state participated Friday and Saturday. Sophomore Brooks Hamby, in his first time competing in the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Trials
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Central students collect awards
Aberdeen Central students were recognized at the school's 90th annual awards presentation May 1 at the Thomas F. Kelly Theatre. SOCIAL SERVICE AWARDS American Legion School Citizenship Awards: Hannah Brenden, Michael Marmorstein. Brown County Teen...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Music, Financial Aid
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Crowding Balto. Co.'s classrooms
The results of Baltimore County Superintendent Joe Hairston's poor decision to cut teachers from high schools are now clear: A sharp drop in the number of classes available to students (including Advanced Placement courses), increasing class sizes and...
Tags: Joe A. Hairston, Students, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Science
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Baltimore Co. school board questions administrators over spending
Saying that money had been wasted and school system policies had not been followed in the purchases of books and writing of curriculum, Baltimore County school board members asked administrators Tuesday night for reassurances that similar mistakes would...Tags: Services and Shopping, Joe A. Hairston, Books, Arts and Culture, Books and Magazines
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A Word, Please: Don't let grammar remain foreign
Scattered throughout Italy are a handful of natives who believe I speak their language. I’ve pulled off the same feat in France and Mexico, too. I accomplished this by stepping off the plane my first time in each of these countries and immediately...Tags: Italy, Arts and Culture
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Start the Presses: Community involvement 2.0
It's often said that Americans fear public speaking more than snakes, spiders or IRS agents. When I took this job, I was initially daunted by the amount of public speaking it entailed. But as I approach my third anniversary in the editor's chair, I am...Tags: Language, Journalism, Arts and Culture, College Sports, Values
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District 230 department winners lauded
TribLocal - Tinley Park » NewsMore than 30 senior students from the three Consolidated High School District 230 schools earned departmental awards and several were on hand as the district …...
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